Energy Cost and IAQ Performance of Ventilation Systems and Controls. Report 7: The Cost of Protecting Indoor Environmental Quality During Energy Efficiency Projects for Office and Education Buildings. Integrating Indoor Environmental Quality with Ener

摘要

Many building owners and managers are under increased pressure from many circles to provide good indoor environmental quality (IEQ). There are many opportunities to advance IEQ during the course of energy projects without sacrificing energy efficiency. These opportunities could provide the energy service companies and other energy professionals with the ability to gain a competitive edge as they market their services to a clientele that is becoming increasingly sensitive to indoor environmental quality issues. Many energy professionals believe that IEQ necessarily leads to significant energy penalties and therefore deliberately ignore it in their projects.